“A new era is upon us. Even the lesson of victory itself brings with it profound concern, both for our future security, and the survival of civilization.… Military alliances, balances of power, leagues of nations, all in turn failed, leaving the only path to be by way of the crucible of war.… “The utter destructiveness of war now blots out this alternative. We have had our last chance. If we do not devise some greater and more equitable system, Armageddon will be at our door.…”
